This week, I managed to get a brief glimpse at Japan’s far distant future. I was invited to consider the year 6970, to be precise. On that date, it is…

Extremists planned to kill the US film star Charlie Chaplin in the office of Japan’s Prime Minister. The plot was designed to provoke a war. However, a sumo match in Tokyo changed the course of history.

TV licences have been a contentious issue for years but recent scandals have prompted more calls for them to be scrapped.

Convenience shopping has taken a heavy toll on retail culture inJapan. Sean Michael Wilson laments the demise of old-fashioned shops that keep customers sweet with free fruit.

There are many stumbling blocks for Japanese people as they grapple with the English language. Tomoko Parry reveals her difficulty in understanding the puzzle of color.

Foreigners often think Japanese are perennially polite, especially at work. But some staff risk being cheeky to their superiors when they go out.

Distinctive blue marks are common on the skin of Asian babies. But what's the best way to describe this racial characteristic?

As anti-Asian race crime has been rising in the US, Tomoko Parry
gives her reaction.